Installation support method and workflow generation support method
a technology of workflow generation and installation support, applied in software deployment, program control, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of increasing user burden, hindering the diffusion of update, user dislike of configuration change, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the burden on the user who installs
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[0077]The PC 100 and one or more information processing devices (not illustrated in FIG. 1) exist in the LAN.
[0078]FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the PC 100.
[0079]The PC 100 includes an application storing unit 110, a table storing unit 120, an existing application searching unit 130, a network searching unit 140, an obtaining and setting unit 150 and a control unit 160.
[0080]The application storing unit 110 stores a group of existing applications 112 that has been installed in the PC 100, and a configuration file 114 containing configuration values set to items used for configuring each application included in the group of applications 112.
[0081]The table storing unit 120 stores an application function table 122. The application function table 122 is an index of the group of applications 112 stored in the application storing unit 110.
[0082]The existing application searching unit 130 searches the application function table 122 for existing applications o...
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[0141]The second embodiment describes the case where the new application is installed in the MFP 200, which is a document processing device (also having a function of an information processing device).
[0142]The structure of the second embodiment for obtaining configuration values from the existing application and setting the obtained values to the new application is similar to the structure of the first embodiment. Therefore, the difference is mainly described here.
[0143]FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram hierarchically showing the structure of the MFP 200 according to the second embodiment.
[0144]The MFP 200 includes a first layer 201 which is at the top level and relates to applications, a second layer 202 which provides an API (Application Program Interface), and a third layer 203 structure by hardware.
[0145]The first layer 201 includes a panel APP (Application) 210, a printer APP 212, an install support APP 214, a FAX APP 224 and a BOX APP 226.
[0146]The pa...
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The Third Embodiment
[0194]The object of the workflow generation support unit according to the third embodiment is to lighten the workload of the user who newly generates a workflow. This is realized by complementing the new workflow using already existing workflows.
[0195]The workflows relating to the third embodiment are used for performing a series of procedures for processing a document (a document file) by transferring the document among plurality of devices.
[0196]FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram of a workflow server 400.
[0197]The following is a general explanation of the workflow server 400. The workflow server 400 is a server for collectively managing the workflows performed by devices existing in the LAN. The workflow server 400 transmits predetermined instructions to each device, and hardware (e.g. a scanner and a FAX) starts the operation and an application starts up according to the instructions. The hardware and the application perform operations defined by the workfl...
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